Bowl having removable pocket thereon



Jan. 29, 1952 DUNCAN 2,583,822

BOWL HAVING REMOVABLE POCKET THEREON Filed Feb. 9, 1950 INVENTORH JIMES.DUA/C'AA/ BY Patented Jan. 29, 1952 BOWL HAVING REMOVABLE POCKETTHEREON James Duncan, Ferndale, Mich.

Application February 9, 1950, Serial No. 143,267

3 Claims.

This invention relates to bowls having removable pockets thereon. It isan object of the invention to provide a bowl. having integral means onits outer periphery for supporting at least one removable pocket,thereby providing a composite utensil for serving such food as soup andcrackers. In this way the use of a plate for the crackers is eliminatedand the latter are so supported in the pocket, or pockets, that theutensil may be carried from place to place without fear of them beingdropped.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a bowl with a pocketsupporting means on its outer periphery which only projects a very shortdistance from the bowl itself. As a result the supporting means do notinterfere with the stacking of the bowls and the latter when stackedoccupy practically no more space than they would if the pocketsupporting means were eliminated.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a bowl wherein arelatively narrow supporting means satisfactorily holds a relativelywide pocket capable of holding wide crackers or other food; and whereinthe supporting means may also be formed to provide ready holding meansfor the bowl either when a pocket is attached thereto or detachedtherefrom.

Having thus briefly and broadly stated some of the objects andadvantages of the invention I will now describe two preferredembodiments thereof with the aid of the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows a plan view of a bowl having a pocket remcvably mountedthereon,

Figure 2 is a partial side view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a partial plan view showing the pocket detached from thesupport.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Figure 3, and

Figures 5 and 6 are views on the lines 5 5 and 6--6, respectively, ofFigure 3.

Figure 7 is a partial plan view showing a modilied form of theinvention,

Figure 8 is a side view of Figure '7, and

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8, but with the pocket detachedfrom its support.

Figure 10 is a plan view similar to Figure 7 but with the pocketdetached, and

Figures 11 and 12 are views on the lines H--| l and [2-4 2,respectively, of Figure 10.

Referring to the drawing, I designates a conventional bowl having atleast one support 2, or 2a, projecting substantially radially from itsouter periphery adjacent the top thereof. This support 2, or 2a, notonly carries a removable 2 pocket 3, or 3a, but may also function as ahandle for the bowl. It will be noted that due to the downward andinward curvature of the bowl while the distance which the support 2, or2a, extends outwardly at the top is relatively slight this distance ismaterially greater at the underside of the support, thereby affordingample length to function as a handle for securely holding the bowl, andat the same time this support is so located that it does not interfereto any material extent with the stacking of such bowls one upon another,particularly since the bottom of the support is spaced some distancefrom the bottom of the bowl.

In the arrangement shown in Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, the support 2'includes two spacedparallel guides 4 having opposed vertical slots 5therein extending from the tops of the guides for the greater portion oftheir depth, and the base 6 extending between the lower extremities ofthe said guides. In this instance the underside of the base 6 ispreferably shaped to afford a satisfactory grip to facilitate the use ofthe support as a handle. Projecting outwardly from one side of thepocket 3 is a slide 1 having vertical ribs 8 extending from oppositeends to engage and slide in the slots 5. When the pocket is mounted inposition the underside of the slide '1 rests upon the base 6. The pocketis intended to contain such things as crackers and is thereforepreferably made just wide enough to accommodate them. The bottom 9 ofthe pocket may be apertured from opposite ends as shown, to facilitatewashing, and also to discourage the use of the pocket as an ash tray.

In the modification shown in Figures 7 to 12, inclusive, vertical guides4a project from opposite sides of the support 2a intermediately of itsdepth. Projecting outwardly from one side of the pocket 3a is a slide 1athe outer face of which is vertically slotted at Ta from its undersideintermediately of its width; and formed in the slide la on oppositesides of the slot lb are opposed grooves 811 to receive the guides 4a.The wall at the upper extremity of the slot lb may rest upon the top ofthe guides 4a to limit the downward movement of the pocket 3a, or, ifdesired, the above described parts may be so proportioned that theunderside of the slide 1a rests upon an outwardly projecting handle l0integral with the support 2a. In this case the base 9a of the pocket 3:;is shown extending from opposite ends of the latter and aperturedcentrally of its length.

It will be noted that either one or two supports 2, or 2a, may beprovided on the bowl I,

though in practice I usually employ only a single support and pocketunless there is a handle l0 extending from the former, in which eventtwo supports and two handles may be utilized to make the bowl moresymmetrical. In order to facilitate the mounting and removal of thepockets 3, or 3a, the opposite ends of the latter may be serrated orotherwise roughened as shown at 3b, to afford a better grip.

While in the foregoing the preferred embodiments of the invention havebeen described and shown, it is understood that alterations andmodifications may be made thereto provided they fall Within the scope ofthe appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A bowl comprising a cup-shaped vessel having a handle projectingoutwardly therefrom, support means integral with the vessel extendingupwardly above the handle, said support means having opposed verticalguides thereon, a pocket open at the top adapted to rest on said handle,and means projecting from the wall of the pocket adjacent the vessel insliding engagement with the vertical guides.

2. A bowl comprising a cup-shaped vessel having a handle integraltherewith and projecting outwardly therefrom below the top thereof,support means integral with the vessel and handle including two spaced,vertical guides extending upwardly from the top of saidhandle, a pocketopen at the top and closed at its sides adapted to seat on said handle,and spaced vertical slides projecting from the wall of the pocketadjacent the vessel in sliding engagement with the guides to permitremoval of said pocket from said vessel.

3. A bowl comprising a cup-shaped vessel having a handle integraltherewith and projecting therefrom intermediately of its height, supportmeans integral with the vessel including vertical guides extendingupwardly from adjacent the handle substantially to the top of saidvessel, a pocket open at the top and having its underside aperturedadapted to seat on the handle, means projecting from the pocket insliding engagement with the vertical guides, and two opposite sides ofthe pocket having roughened outer faces to facilitate lifting of thepocket off the handle and out of engagement with the vertical guides.

JAMES DUNCAN.

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